Creamy Cucumber Salad

Creamy cucumber salad starts off with English cucumbers, red onion, mayonnaise, vinegar, and dill. It’s a light side dish that is perfect for those hot summer nights and it is really easy to throw together any night of the week! Keep it in your fridge to grab and go as a simple and refreshing side dish.
Did I tell you about the time that my husband burnt me with a hot grill basket? On. Purpose. (Except totally not.)

We had my family over to swim last summer and he was grilling shish kabobs. Except, they totally aren’t actually kabobs, because I’m always to lazy to thread the meat and veggies onto skewers.

Instead, we just take all of the kabob components (for us, that’s chicken, steak, hot dogs, and smoked sausage for the meat and squash, peppers, onions, and cherry tomatoes for the veg), dice them up, and toss them into grill baskets on the grill.

They taste the same as kabobs, but they’re a lot easier to manage.

ANYWAY. I was trying to help him empty the hot grill basket onto a serving platter. He was holding the basket and I reached over it to scrape the goodies out.

He says that I bumped into the hot basket myself. I say that he purposefully pressed the hot basket up against my arm.

I still have a scar, you guys! A scar!

Clearly, this is all his fault and I often shove my arm in his face and point angrily at the scar, just to remind him that I’ve got my eye on him.

Anyway, that literally has nothing at all to do with this cucumber onion salad. It’s just that when I sat down to write this blog post, I was thinking how well this creamy cucumber salad recipe would go with some kabobs and it reminded me of the time my husband maimed me.

Nobody tell him that this blog post exists, okay? If you do, you’ll have to listen to him go on and on about how it was my fault and not his and you’ll probably believe him, because, well…it might be the truth.

Moving on…

Cucumber Onion Salad:

This cucumber onion salad is a totally easy, totally refreshing little side dish.

I love that it comes together with just a few minutes of prep work and minimal fuss.

I also love that this cucumber salad is nice and creamy. It’s a nice change from the way I usually eat cucumbers, which is pickled. 😉 I love pickles and they’re my main source of cucumber consumption. But cucumber recipes are fun to experiment with and this one is a winner.

How to make this cucumber salad recipe:

I like to start this cucumber salad with English cucumbers. The skin is thinner and there are less seeds. The cucumbers also tend to be a bit less bitter, making them much more tasty, in my opinion.

Slice your cucumbers into thin rounds and then salt with two teaspoons of kosher salt. Toss the cucumbers in the salt and let set for 30 minutes. This will help the cucumbers to release a lot of their liquid.

This creamy cucumber salad tastes best if you leave it to chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes before serving.

The cucumbers may release a bit more liquid during that time which will thin out the sauce a bit. You can either serve it as is, or you can drain off some of the liquid. Either way, this cucumber salad with mayo is delicious!

How long will cucumber salad keep?

I keep this in the fridge until the cucumbers start to get a little wilty and soft…I like them crunchy so when they get too soft it’s a sign for me to toss any leftovers.

This usually stays crisp for 3-4 days tightly covered in the fridge.

More summer side dishes you might like:

Tuna Pasta Salad: This one makes a great lunch or side dish! It’s full of pasta, tuna, and avocado.

Cowboy Beans: You can’t have a barbecue without baked beans! These beans are loaded with beef and bacon, too.

Macaroni Salad Recipe: This is my mama’s recipe and it has a unique ingredient that adds a ton of flavor!

Give this creamy cucumber salad with mayo a try and let me know what you think! And be sure to follow me on Pinterest for more delicious recipes!

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3.63 from 119 votes

Creamy Cucumber Salad

Prep Time

10mins

Total Time

1hr10mins

Servings: 6

Course:
Side Dish

Cuisine:
American

Keyword:
summer, vegetables

Calories: 274kcal

Cold, creamy, and perfect for a hot summer night! This cucumber salad is quick to whip together.

Ingredients

2English cucumbers

1tablespoonsalt

½largered onionthinly sliced

1clovegarlicminced

1cupmayonnaise

2tablespoonswhite distilled vinegar

2teaspoonsfresh dill

1teaspoonsugar

1teaspoonground pepper

Instructions

Thinly slice the cucumber and add to a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt, stir well, and let set for 30 minutes.

Stir cucumbers again and drain the liquid out of the bowl. Pat cucumbers dry with a paper towel.

Add the red onion, garlic, mayonnaise, vinegar, dill, sugar, and pepper to the bowl with the cucumbers and stir to combine.

Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving. If desired, drain any excess liquid out of the bowl before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Creamy Cucumber Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 274Calories from Fat 252

% Daily Value*

Fat 28g43%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 1402mg61%

Potassium 154mg4%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 130IU3%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 19mg2%

Iron 0.4mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on bunsinmyoven.com should only be used as a general guideline.

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36 comments

Poor you! And that sounds like exactly how my husband and I would go back and forth on something like that, lol. He lightly backed into me once with his truck and said it was my fault for hiding where the backup camera wouldn’t see me. Umm, okay, lol. Hope your scar heals and excited to try this salad!

Clearly you are still traumatized by his lack of concern after he burned you. He should have full kitchen duty for the entire summer~he cooks AND cleans grill racks,pots and pans, loads dirty and empties clean dishes then sweeps the kitchen floor. You can make a side or dessert if you want but you don’t have to. Scars last forever.

Oh no! As the first guy to respond here, I feel like I need to help out your poor husband. Can we agree that it was a shared mistake on everyone’s part? (At least publicly. You know I still believe you more, Karly…haha.) Also, this cucumber salad sounds delicious…perfect summer side dish right there!

As a husband, I already know that anything and everything is automatically my fault, so apparently, I need to teach your husband this. Now that we have that covered…this recipe sounds and looks amazing. Thank you for sharing it.

I used regular cucumbers, non fat Greek yogurt and fat free sour cream (1/2 c of each) and added a bit more garlic (I love garlic). Turned out super good and the nutritional count went down to 44g calories per serving, 5 carbs, 0 fat/0 Sat fat and 280mg of sodium (I used kosher salt on cucumber and did not add any additional to dish)

This is absolutely the BEST cucumber salad recipe of ALL TIME. I’ve tried many different recipes and since I love cucumbers and onions, I liked them all. This was the first recipe that I ever felt like I could eat the whole bowl in one sitting! I honestly believe it is the pepper that sets it apart from other recipes. I wasn’t fully prepared so I did have to use regular cucumbers and dried dill – I can’t even imagine how much better it would have been with the fresh dill and english cukes. This recipe will go in my “OMG THIS IS SO GOOD” recipe section and will be used for years to come, guaranteed. Thank you SO MUCH for posting. And btw, I have never ever posted a recipe review in my life! But I couldn’t keep silent! Amazing recipe!

I really ? cucumber salad. But, I can’t eat the red onions. Red onions are to spicey for me. Because, I have gastritis. So, I was just really wondering if that I can put white onions in the recipe ? If, I eat anything spicey, then I end up on the ?.

Dear Karly,
I really ? cucumber salad. But, I can’t eat the red onions. Red onions are to spicey for me. Because, I have gastritis. So, I was just really wondering if that I can put white onions in the recipe ? If, I eat anything spicey, then I end up on the ?.

OMGosh! This salad is sooo good. I did have to make a few substitutions, because I didn’t have exactly the ingredients it called for. I used Miracle Whip instead of mayo. I used white onions instead of red and I used dried basil instead of fresh deal. It still turned out so good. I can’t keep from grazing on it! lol Next time I make it, I will have the exact ingredients the recipe calls for. I bet it will be heaven.